On Christmas in 1967, President Lyndon B Johnson and Pope Paul VI Exchanged Gifts

While the Pope’s gift was Christmas related, an oil painting of a 15th century Nativity scene, President Lyndon B Johnson gave the pope a bronze bust of another American president.

That president wasn’t one of catholic religion, nor was it a president that made an extreme impact.

Lyndon B Johnson gave the pope a bronze bust of himself.